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South Colonie staff outline preliminary 2025–26 budget; foundation aid rise, UPK funding and tax-cap impacts highlighted
Summary
District staff presented preliminary budget priorities and early revenue estimates including a projected $3.23 million increase in foundation aid, partial use of UPK funding, rising health insurance and retirement costs, and a capital-exclusion tax impact tied to the district's 2022 next-generation construction project.
Miss McAllister, a district staff member presenting the budget, led a preliminary discussion of the South Colonie Central School District's 2025'26 budget priorities and revenue outlook.
The presentation identified five budget priorities: academic equity and opportunities, program structure and sustainability, enhancements to high-school pathways, continued construction tied to the district's next-generation capital project, and attention to economic forces shaping revenues and expenditures. Miss McAllister told the board that the governor's executive budget and the state aid runs were released earlier that day and that the district's foundation aid appears to increase from about $32.3 million to about $35.5 million, a roughly $3.23 million uptick.
Why this matters: the foundation aid increase improves the district's revenue picture for 2025'26 but does not eliminate key cost pressures. Miss McAllister cautioned that rising health insurance, prescription drug costs and employer retirement…
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